Conference Recap
On April 12th 2019, Hoag Orthopedics hosted the Optimizing Total Hip Arthroplasty
course. In addition to health professionals and administration, our faculty
was delighted to invite Chapman University physical therapy students to
attend the conference. Over ninety attendees heard from a variety of distinguished
physicians and medical staff including: Course Director Steven Barnett
of Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Michael Miranda of Florida Orthopaedic Institute,
James Huddleston of Stanford University Medical Center, Jason Brannen
of Inov8 Orthopedics, Alumni Krishna Cidambi and Travis Scudday of Hoag
Orthopedic Institute, and Financial Advisor Marshall Weintraub of Finity Group.
Faculty and guest speakers gave presentations specific to the interest
of the fellow, discussing optimal position for total hip arthroplasty,
lessons learned from early academic practice, functional analysis in the
revision setting, medical contract complexity, and basic financial planning
for physicians. In a live- streamed outpatient total hip arthroplasty
with OPS, Steven Barnett and moderator Travis Scudday guided the audience
through an interactive and enriching surgery presentation, demonstrating
innovative applications of clinical practice and progress. In addition
to these presentations, each Hoag Orthopedic Arthroplasty Fellow, as well
as visiting fellows from across the country, presented some of their most
interesting cases from their year of training along with research projects
they completed during the year.